Legal Opinion

Jones v. Board of Control

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 23, 1961No. 30975PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

131 So.2d 713 (1961)

Thomas Brooks JONES, Appellant,

v.

BOARD OF CONTROL of the State of Florida, Appellee.

No. 30975.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 23, 1961.

Clifford C. Alloway, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Ralph E. Odum and James G. Mahorner, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant Jones seeks reversal of a final judgment denying to him recovery for an alleged breach of his contract of employment as a professor at the University of Florida.

Numerous points for reversal are assigned but the principal contention revolves around the validity of a rule…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. McAuliffe v. Mayor and Board of AldermenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  5. Beilan v. Board of Public Ed., School Dist. of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Holley v. AdamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  2. Lieberman v. MarshallSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  3. Farmer v. City of Fort LauderdaleSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  4. Treiman v. MalmquistSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  5. Headley v. BaronSupreme Court of Florida · 1969

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